Buckboard Catering & Events, based in El Cajon, positions itself around a farm-to-fork approach and offers complimentary tastings to prospective clients. The business serves weddings, corporate events, private parties and seasonal/holiday catering, and lists partnerships with more than a dozen San Diego County venues.
Buckboard publishes seven priced wedding tiers ranging from a casual taco bar through a multi-course plated menu with an optional grazing table, among the more complete wedding rate cards found in this county's pool.
Wedding tiers, per person: a Taco Bar package (choice of asada, carnitas or pollo) at $30; herb-rubbed chicken with rigatoni limone at $40; a Chianti-braised-beef and herb-chicken "Matrimonio Italiano" tier at $50; then three further tiers at $60, $70 and $80 built around a choice of starters, mains, sides and greens; and a top $90 tier that adds a grazing table. Partner venues named by the business include Brick, Carlsbad Seapointe Resort, La Jolla Woman's Club, Moniker Warehouse, Pantai Inn La Jolla, The Flora, Lavender & Olive, The Point, Junípero Serra Museum, San Diego Botanic Garden, Sacred Mountain Julian, Luce Loft, Luce Kettner, Julep, Building 177 and Scripps Seaside Forum. Office hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, with online contact available any day.
We used this incredible catering team for our wedding at the San Diego Botanic Garden and they were phenomenal from start to finish. We went with the taco bar and their bartending services, and our guests could not stop talking about how amazing everything was. We also did the churros for dessert and they were a huge hit.
We used them last week for a small event at a winery. Buckboard put together beautiful charcuterie boards for the event. Everyone enjoyed the meats, cheeses, fruit - it was an awesome spread.
We visited their catering at the recommendation of our venue, tried their food and immediately fell in love. They worked with our unique vision - we wanted something on the more casual side, so we got sliders - and made it perfect for our event.
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